Lands of Sweden

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The three lands of Sweden

The lands of Sweden (

Swedes, to form the country, while Norrland and Österland (the latter now Finland
) were added later. The lands have no administrative function but are still seen by many Swedes as an important part of their identity.

Subdivision

  • Götaland (Gothenland or Gothia, "Land of the Geats") is the southernmost, most densely populated part, consisting of ten provinces.
  • Swedes
    ") is the central, and smallest of the three lands, with six provinces; the administrative centre of Sweden has been situated here at least since the late Middle Ages.
  • Norrland (literally "Northland") is the northernmost, and largest, of the three lands, covering 60 percent of the total land area of Sweden, with nine provinces. The three northernmost provinces are often referred to as Övre (Upper) Norrland, while the rest of the provinces are referred to as Nedre (Lower) Norrland.

The lands have no administrative functions[a] or coats of arms, but are in common use when referring to different parts of the country, including in all nationwide weather reports in Swedish media.

Areas and populations of the lands:

Land
SEK
Population
(2021)[1]
Area
(km2)
Den. Num. of
prov.
Provinces
Götaland 1,812.447 4,995,764 97,841 51 10 Scania, Blekinge, Halland, Småland, Öland, Gotland, Östergötland, Västergötland, Dalsland and Bohuslän
Svealand 1,960.351 4,268,504 91,098 47 6 Södermanland, Uppland, Västmanland, Närke, Värmland and Dalarna
Norrland 427.062 1,188,031 261,292 4.5 9
Lappland

Historical lands

The former lands of Sweden

Sami people
and the border towards Norway was unclear in the far north.

In the

Denmark-Norway ceded the Norwegian provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen to Sweden. These provinces are part of Norrland. In the Treaty of Roskilde (1658), Denmark-Norway ceded Scania, Blekinge and Halland (Skåneland
) and Bohuslän to Sweden. These provinces are since then part of Götaland.

After the

, with Norrland divided between these two states. The Swedish portion of Norrland still represents more than half of Sweden's territory; it remains, however, sparsely populated compared to the south and middle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Folkmängd i landskapen den 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

Notes

  1. ^ Although the Courts of appeal in Sweden are named in part after Lands, their jurisdictions overlap, but do not match that of the Lands.

External links

Media related to Category:Lands of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons